"We find in case the GNCTD does not insist on the formation of the SLFRC, no prejudice is going to be caused to either side or to the timeline for fixation of fees for academic sessions 2026-2027," the Bench noted, indicating that the government would not insist on compliance until the ne
The Delhi government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the new legal-framework provided under the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixing and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025 which has been brought to regulate the fee and prevent arbitrary fee hikes by private schools in Delhi
The Education Minister of Delhi, Ashish Sood, announced that the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, and the corresponding Rules, 2025, came into effect.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 4: For many households, paying the yearly premium on health coverage feels like another fixed bill. It gets grouped with electricity, school fees, or car maintenance. The result is that insurance is often seen as money going out, never coming back. That
Bharadwaj further said that the party has launched a campaign against the law and is distributing pamphlets outside private schools across Delhi to raise awareness among parents on the hike in the fees.
Senior AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, shared that AAP has submitted proposals mandating school audits, elected parent representation, easier complaint thresholds, and the right to challenge committee decisions in court.
Earlier on Monday, Ashish Sood tabled the "Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees), Bill, 2025" in the Delhi Assembly, stating that the legislation seeks to end commercialisation of education and take action against those exploiting it for profit.
According to Atishi, the bill aims to legitimise unbridled fee hikes by putting a government stamp on them. She alleged that the BJP is working with private schools to increase fees and protect their interests.
"Education is not a thing to be sold. This bill aims to halt the commercialisation of education. We are bringing the bill to take action against those mafias who are selling education..." Sood said while tabling the bill.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday accused the Delhi government of acting under pressure from private school lobbies by introducing a school fee ordinance without any legislative scrutiny or public consultation.
In a letter to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Atishi said that the draft bill seeks to regulate future fee hike from academic year 2026-27 onwards - and even those provisions will need to be examined, leaving the "most" important question unanswered: what happens to the fees already hiked by pr